Students at Tecumseh Public Schools will temporarily switch to a distance learning day on Thursday, February 25 so that teachers and staff can attend the COVID vaccine clinic. Attendance will be counted for this day and students must log into the Canvas learning platform for assignments and meetings with teachers. All school site offices will remain open but classrooms will be closed. We will return to in person learning on February 26.
Tecumseh students in all grades will return to in-person learning tomorrow, February 22 at the regular time. We want to thank our numerous school support personnel, county and city workers for the extra hours they have put in this past week keeping our school buildings secure and roads safe during the recent winter weather spell. Their work is sincerely appreciated.
Message for students using school issued iPads as of February 18 -- Instructional Technology personnel have been working to resolve the problem keeping our students from logging in to Canvas and are hoping this latest issue has been repaired. Please have your student reboot/restart the iPad when convenient and log into the Canvas account. If there are continued problems after restarting the device today, please contact your child's teacher or site principal via email. Include the student's first and last name/grade and a telephone number where you can be reached. Our teachers will then forward this student information to our IT department so that further action can be taken. Thank you for your help and patience with this process.
Distance learning will continue for Tecumseh Public Schools on Friday, February 19. Subfreezing temperatures have prevented many secondary roads from thawing enough to safely run our bus routes as well as provide safe passage for our parents and students who would be driving children to school. Following the warmer weather forecast for this weekend and necessary for road clearing, we hope to return to in-person learning next week. Assignments and communication from teachers will be posted to the Canvas learning platform.
Tecumseh Public Schools will remain on distance learning for Thursday, February 18. Students in all grades should be logging into the Canvas learning platform each day to receive credit for attendance. We realize however, that unexpected power outages across the district could make this difficult for some families and we understand. Please make every attempt to keep communication up to date with your child's teachers as you are able.
Parents -- If your child is using an iPad school issued device and you are having difficulty logging in at this time and receiving an "error message" from the device, we have been made aware of the problem. The IT department is currently working on a solution and we will update you as this occurs. This is a problem only related to our iPads. Thank you for your patience.
Tecumseh Public Schools will remain on distance learning for Tuesday and Wednesday, February 16-17 due to extreme winter weather conditions. Students should log in to Canvas for assignments and communication from all teachers on both days in order to receive credit for attendance. These are not snow days. Attendance will be taken for all students.
Tecumseh Families,
Tecumseh Public Schools will be serving "Grab and Go" meals today, February 12th, from noon to 1pm. Meals will be served curbside through the circle drive on the south side of Cross Timbers Elementary. Students in all grades are eligible to receive the meals.
Just a reminder - Our food service employees are currently handing out FREE "Grab and Go" meals right now for Tecumseh students in all grades. Our pick up site is on the south side of Cross Timbers Elementary through the circle drive. We will stay open until 1pm or while our supply lasts, whichever comes first.
Due to extreme winter weather conditions, Tecumseh Public Schools will remain on distance learning for Friday, February 12. Students should log in to Canvas for assignments and communication from all teachers in order to receive credit for attendance. This is not a snow day. Attendance will be taken for all students. A recorded telephone message will be forthcoming with details for a student meal distribution for Friday when we have finalized the plan.
Since weather conditions have not improved, students at Tecumseh Public Schools will remain on distance learning for Thursday, February 11. All procedures for checking in on the Canvas learning platform for assignments and announcements are expected for this day in order for students to receive credit for attendance.
Tecumseh Public Schools will switch to distance learning for Wednesday, February 10 due to declining road conditions predicted for this evening. Students should log in to Canvas for assignments and communication from all teachers in order to receive credit for attendance. This is not a snow day. Attendance will be taken for all students.
Please read the following important message from TPS Instructional Technology department regarding the use of school issued internet hot spots:
If your child has checked out a Verizon or AT&T hot spot from the school for connectivity, please do not leave the device plugged into an outlet to charge continuously. Doing so will cause the battery to overheat and make the device unusable. Once the status light on the device turns blue or green, take it off the charger until it turns red at which time it can then be recharged. We appreciate your help in maintaining these hot spot devices while they are in use by your children.
Savage varsity basketball games with Mount St. Mary are at home tonight. First game starts at 4pm. JV games will be broadcast on the THS Facebook page and varsity games can be viewed for free on the HUB network.
Attention Class of 2021 members and parents -- We have begun work on the senior slide show to be shown at our graduation ceremony. We want all of our seniors to be included. Please read the attached letter to see how to get your photos properly submitted for production.
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1115936/senior_slide_show_picture.pdf
The freshman boys basketball game with Mount St. Mary scheduled for this evening has been canceled.
Basketball update -- Tecumseh varsity will host Bethel tonight for three games. First game is jv boys at 5pm with varsity girls and boys to follow. Varsity games broadcast on the HUB network and jv boys can be watched on THS Facebook page.
Basketball with Harrah tonight. Seventh and eighth grade girls are at home starting at 5pm. Two tickets per player can be purchased online at https://secure.payk12.com/pages/public/landing.html or you can watch the games on the Tecumseh HS Facebook page. Freshman and eighth grade boys will play away and start at 4:30pm. There will also be a two tickets per player limit and can be paid at the door.
Varsity basketball update -- The Lady Savages will play at McLoud tonight. JV girls play at 5pm and varsity girls will follow. Games can be viewed on the nfhs network. All boys games have been canceled.
We have an update on tonight's high school basketball games at Little Axe. There will be only two games played, varsity girls and varsity boys. Game start times have been moved up to 5:30 pm for varsity girls with boys to follow. Tecumseh players will be allowed to purchase two tickets. Games will be broadcast on the Little Axe Basketball Facebook page.